Students and designers for the Harbin Institute of Technology Robot Soccer Team watch a match in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province May 14.

The 8th National Robot Soccer Competition recently kicked off in the city, attracting 86 teams from across the country. The winners will represent China at the Federation of International Robot-soccer Association World Cup in San Francisco on June 13.

Robots play soccer during the 8th National Robot Soccer Competition.

(China Daily May 15, 2007)